Anglers often hear the phrase, “When you find a pattern, then you can catch fish.” The problem, of course, is finding that pattern. In many ways, each species of fish is individual. Because of this, ...

Learn how a small genetic change affects cell communication and reshapes the stripes seen in clownfish.

Two species of damselfish may look identical -- not to mention drab -- to the human eye. But that's because, in comparison to the fish, all of us are essentially colorblind. A new study reveals that ...

Scientists solve a 20-year mystery after studying a rare clownfish, revealing how cells organize to create patterns across ...

Visual signals, such as color patterns are an important communication medium for anemonefish. Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have recently elucidated how the patterns on ...

Similarities in how different organisms look can indicate a close evolutionary relationship. Conversely, great differences in appearance can suggest a very distant relationship, as in many adult ...

In 1999, a clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) hatched in the aquarium of a tropical fish hobbyist in the UK. These clownfish ...